Helen Hetland, 80, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at the Southwest Healthcare Long Term Facility in Bowman, ND. Funeral services for Helen will be on Monday, October 27, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Scranton, ND. Pastor Mary Peterson will officiate. There will be a Friends service on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. the Southwest Healthcare Long Term Facility in Bowman, ND.

Helen Christine Peterson was born on January 31, 1934 in Baker, MT to Andrew and Anna Peterson, the seventh of eight children. She graduated from Baker High School in 1952 and then attended the Presentation School of Nursing in Miles City, MT and Aberdeen, SD graduating in August, 1956. This was the beginning of a long career as a staff nurse in many hospitals – a career to which Helen was very devoted.

Helen married Duane "Bud" Hetland on November 28, 1957 in Baker, MT. They began their married life on the farm southwest of Haley and had three children; Andy, Cheryl and Debbie. They moved from the farm in 1970 and lived in several communities in South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana. In 1994 they returned to the farm to begin their retirement and moved to Bowman in 2003.

Helen is survived by her husband, Bud, son Andy (Marilyn) Hetland, Haley, ND; daughters Cheryl (Cecil) Benner Buffalo, WY, and Debbie (Mike) Domagala, Hawthorne, NV; grandchildren Josh (Sam) Hetland, Melissa Benner and Chrissy Domagala; great-grandson Maverick Hetland; sister Jeannette Roberts and brother Bill Peterson. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Edward and Harley Celander; Jim and Lawrence Peterson; sister Lila Smith, and grandsons Matthew Hetland and Brian Benner.